Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push off in a Sentence
let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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In Greek mythology there was a giant, Antaeus, who lost his strength every time he was pushed off the ground.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
Other journalists at the scene also witnessed the bodies being pushed off the rooftops.
—Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The final reading of the budget has been pushed off to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, to give the auditor’s office time to adjust department budgets to reflect the raises.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
One concern Fed officials may have is that steeper cuts could, as Bowman expressed, incentivize spending that consumers are currently pushing off, which is helping keep inflation in check.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
Other journalists at the scene also witnessed the bodies being pushed off the rooftops.
—Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The final reading of the budget has been pushed off to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, to give the auditor’s office time to adjust department budgets to reflect the raises.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
One concern Fed officials may have is that steeper cuts could, as Bowman expressed, incentivize spending that consumers are currently pushing off, which is helping keep inflation in check.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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